Roy Chapman Andrews and the Central Asiatic Expedition were loose in the uncharted wastelands of Mongolia and Northern China from 1922 to 1926. This is the book that describes Andrews finding the world's first fossilized dinosaur eggs, with fossilized dinosaur embryos. Here is where he finds the amazing fossil treasure trove of the Flaming Cliffs. Dinosaur and mammal fossils never before known to man were found here by the CAE. They find the remains of an ancient village of a people dubbed 'the Dune Dwellers' who besides many other odd traits, makes jewelry from the fossilized dinosaur egg shells. And as in all Andrews book, he does not shy away from adventure. There's plenty of hunting tales, gunfights with bandits, confrontations with corrupt government officials, caravans in the desert, cultures unfathomable.  58 of J.B. Shackelford's expedition photographs are included in this version.

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